BCWMH Fanfic: It's You From The Start 10

CHAPTER 10

Richard parked his car and quickly proceed to the arrival area to fetch Maya.  Since their lovely date at the park, he has been a regular patron in the airport during Maya's flights.  They have been getting along well, he's enjoying and taking his time with Maya slowly but surely, as he had planned.  From time to time, Maya is also spending time at his house to be with Abby, which also favors Manang Fe.  On the other hand, Liza will always bug him for a detailed story about their time together.

He is making his way towards the entrance, when he spotted her with her co-FA's pulling her luggage.  He was about to call her, when he saw her turned to her side, left the group of FAs and met a guy who seemed to be a pilot.  He stopped on his tracks when he saw her hugged the guy and with that distance, he can see the happiness and excitement on her face. The other FA just waved at them and left them.  He took a deep breath and composed himself before approaching the two.

Maya saw him and disentangled herself from the man, unaware of the emotions boiling inside him.

She giddily approached him, "Richard!"  and reached for his hand dragging him to the guy.

He recognized the guy as Capt. James Ventura, the heir of the Time Airways.

Richard! Richard... Lim, nice to see you here!  James greeted him tentatively and offered his hand for a handshake.

James!  Richard accepted the handshake.

Maya looked at the two confused.  "You two know each other?"

Richard felt a little uncomfortable, James saw through it and saved him from answering.

"Of course! Ms dela Rosa, you forgot that LAS is the one..."

"Yes, Yes, sorry Captain!  LAS is the one maintaining Time Airways' planes." Maya answered making a salute gesture to James.

James chuckled, "I thought I have to ask Ms Belmonte to give you a refresher course."

James felt Richard's uneasiness.  She turned to Maya, "Hey Ms dela Rosa, care to fetch your inaanak and your friend from Tita Zenaida's office?"

"Gel and Luis are here?" Maya gushes, "I haven't seen them for a while."

"Yap, i doubt if they can leave Tita's office without someone fetching them!"

"Also, I just need to talk to Richard about something, it's a bit hard to have an appointment with this busy man here, I will take the opportunity."

Maya then turn to Richard, "Is it okay? I will just be quick."

Richard nods and smiled at her, "Sure, no problem. I will just wait for you here."

Maya offered a smile and passed on her luggage to Richard, which he instinctively hold brushing their hands for a moment.

It didn't escape James and it also didn't escape him that it seemed to be a normal routine to both of them.  He glanced at the retreating back of Maya then turned to Richard who is looking on Maya with a smile.

Richard, have you told her?

Richard sadly smiled and shake his head, "I guess I am taking it slow and I am still thinking how to tell her."

James nods his head, "I am not surprised she's not making you being a LIM a big deal, Maya was able to suppress parts of what happened in the past.  When the issue subsides then, and after your family went back to China.  Tita Tessie and Maya went to start new life with her mom's relatives, it took us some years to finally find them.  It's a good thing that Maya really wanted to be a flight attendant, although she insisted on getting through the process of application, it saves us from securing her from other people's scrutiny.  She doesn't have to answer "tell me about yourself" things.  We kinda avoided it with her; she also kinda refuse to talk about herself much."

"I understand.  I am not sure if I got it right, but her mom is in Mindoro, right?"

"Yap, it's where Tita Tessie's relatives are."

"What's your plan?"

"I want to talk to her first, before really introducing myself to Maya, so I can ask for her help."

James pat his shoulder and gave him a smile, "You really loved her until now, I thought things will change over the years, but here you are before me... still head over heels on that lady."

Richard chuckled. "Well, the funny thing is I was not able to recognize her the first time we met again in the orphanage in Batangas for the TA event."

James can only shake his head and chuckled.